Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1887-11-06
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Mr. c. W. Irish. q. s. SurS.yor Gen.
~nl Of Nevada. in his report 10 the
Land Commissioned for 1881. refers as
follows to the need Of Amendment 70 the
lA~H to permit the Development 81 tue
stock nising interest by the segreg alton
and sale in adequate nnSes. OF lAud-,
Pur-ly and permanently pastoral 10
their nature:
There il yet much to be learned
sbe- 49, iillable lands. for farui-
lag ksCe is IN its infancy. 1 sa'ber
from State reports for January, 1857.
that there Sas then only about 100
square miles Of titled lands in the Slate.
Making n rongh estimate from maps In
my possession. 1 dnd that $1,000 square
miles Of the surface of Nevada is occu-
pied by mountain raDSes; and 4l.0O0
square miles lands. dvnominated dcs-
srts. aud including its water surface.
The remaining 81. 900 square miles con-
sist Of rich agricultural lands, needing
only water TO. under the hand OF Lus-
bandman. TEEN with valuable crops.
and give the State n sturdy, stezdfast
population and Increasing wealth,
which. added to that produced by the
mines aud by the vast herds Of cattle.
horses and sheep which the State will
support, will place her in the front rank
Of States
Tho cattle interests are now next TO,
u not in the lead Of mining. in value
anl Importance. Great herds are to be
found in every quarter of the State,
The animals ARE herdsd Mt the foot of
the mountains and in the valleys during
the Winter. and upon the mountains in
the Summer. The proprietoIs OF these
herds perceive that they have over
stocked the country to such an extent
that the bunch grass and other plants
which formerly constituted its riches ms
= grazing region are rapidly being eI-
terminated. This has tuned their at
teation to raising hay for Winter feed
ing. and Of this necessity for increase Of
The hay crop has come a large demand
for tiilable lands. This demand from
this source alone will increase from
year to year. and to it will be added a
further demand for such lands by other
classes.
~As the laws nov stand it is next to
impossible for the owner OF a herd Of
cattle to acquire title to the lands which
he must possess in order 10 carry on
As businsss successfully. The laws
Hhould be 50 amended that tue noun
tain and desert lands can be acquired
a. ranges in large tracts, reserving tie
water rights for the use Of those who
will utilize the water of the mountain
canyons for agricultural purposes oil
the plains below, and the mineral
lands for the miner. / can see no
Tenson why these otherwise useless
tracts, 30 large in extent, should not be
by law made as available for the pur-
pose Of stock raising. aud consequently
become the source OF revenue to this
State aud the United States, as are the
mineral lands reserved and made avail
able to tho prosPector aud mineral
claimant. The vast mountain chains
and widely extended desert plains are
now a yearly battle ground upon which
eoStending herdsmen meet, and by
wager Of battle decide who shall use
them.
1T Is not equL AMI exact justice 10
all classes Of citizens, where the deliver
in one source OF wealth. in the same
region, is fully protected in his rights
because. forsooth. he has been the
lucky discoverer OF n mineral ledge or a
bed Of salt, borax or soda, while along
OF him IL an equally industrious
aud just as necessary man 10 the body
poliuc. TO whom Is denied all rights.
and who is forced by the law 10 become
m Hshmaelite and tn protect his prop
ery and support il aiso by his own
r'rong arm. II he acquire rights at all
Under the Law, he is forced 10 do /, Inv
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